Wild Flowers Worth Knowing
Author | Doubleday, Page & Company |
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Publication date | 1917, 1922 |
Wild Flowers Worth Knowing is a book published in 1917 (and republished in 1922) as a result of an adaptation by
Scope
It covers mostly
Structure
It contains over 40 color illustrations accompanying the text, which is arranged by plant family under the classification system of Gray's New Manual of Botany as revised by Robinson and Fernald.[2] This is in contrast to Blanchan's earlier work, where the flowers were organized by color.[1] The text of the newer work was also somewhat simplified, and had fewer illustrations than the earlier one.[3]
Reception
Wild Flowers Worth Knowing was briefly reviewed by
Public domain
The book was also republished by the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation in 2005.
See also
References
- ^ a b Shearin, Gloria. 2008. Neltje Blanchan. In: Patterson, D., Thompson, R., Bryson, S., et al., Early American Nature Writers. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp.62-69.
- Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1905-1982, EBSCOhost (accessed May 28, 2012).
- ^ Sears, Minnie Earl. 1930. Children's catalog: a dictionary catalog of 4100 books with analytical entries for 880 books and a classified list indicating subject headings. H.W. Wilson Company. p. 170.
- The Outlook, Vol. 116, p. 116.
- ^ Notable Books in Brief Review: Well Worth Knowing. 8 July 1917. New York Times.
Further reading
- Blanchan, Neltje (1917): Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. HTML or TXT fulltext at Project Gutenberg